Umbrella holder



Oct. 17, 1939. w. A,`H. WELLS 2,176,779.

UMBRELLA HOLDER Filed Sept. lO, 1958 INVENTUR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT ortica 2 Claims.

This invention relates to an umbrella holder and is particularly adaptable for use in places of public gathering, such as conveyances, as busses and trains or in public seating places such as theatres, churches, auditoriums and the like.

The invention has for one of its objects to provide a device which is of simple construction and inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be compact and when not in use will not obstruct or occupy any space which is ordinarily desired to be available.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction which may be positioned at almost any location and be almost universally usable for the purpose which is desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holding device in which the parts which are apt to injure or abrade the umbrella fabric will be located in a position which is protected from contact with other parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ring-like holding device with the ring so held that it will not slide through the holder although it may be pivotally mounted and so weighted as to drop out of operative position when not in use although it may be lifted to operating position when use is desired.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective Yview illustrating the device in use.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View on a larger scale of the device alone.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the holding part of the device.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view illustrating the structure of the pivotal holder for preventing sliding of the ring therein.

In rainy weather when a person carrying an umbrella comes into some public place such as a bus, train church, theatre or auditorium With a wet umbrella, the umbrella must be held in a position so that the wet umbrella will not contact the body. This requires almost constant attention by the owner and user of the umbrella. It is also inconvenient to nd a place for temporarily storing an umbrella, even when it is dry, and in order that an arrangement may be had whereby an umbrella may be readily temporarily stored in such public places as above enumerated, I have arranged a simple holder With a ring mounted in it,

the ring being of a size to receive the umbrella,

or at least the lower portion thereof, when lifted from the vertical supporting surface and yet is so arranged that it Will drop to substantial vertical position along the surface when not in use; and the following is a more detailed description of 5 the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these ad- Vantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawing, I have illustrated a bracket or Vholder I0 which consists of 10 sheet metal bent into a U-shape or arcuate section II at its central portion with flanges I2 and I3 at either side of this section having holes I4 therein for the reception of screws I5 to mount this bracket Ill on a suitable vertical mounting l5 portion I6 as illustrated in Fig. 4. The U-shape section II is of suicient size to receive the ends Il and I8 of a ring I9 which is positioned in this section II and is rockably mounted therein so that it may swing from a vertical plane along 20 the supporting surface I6 as indicated in the dot and dash line at 20 or may be lifted to a horizontal position as shown in full lines in Fig. 4 in which position an umbrella 2| may be passed through the ring to rest upon the floor or some 25 suitable support 22 for holding the umbrella in vertical position. If it is desired to catch the drip which may run from the umbrella when Wet a container 23 may be positioned in a location beneath the ring to receive such collection as may 30 come from the umbrella.

It is desirable that the ring I9 remain with its ends Il and I8 in the bracket II and to this end I have bent inwardly the stock of the section II as in 24 so as to provide a protuberance which will 35 extend between the end surfaces 25 and 26 which form abutments to engage this projection 24 and prevent sliding of the ring through the section I I and thus maintain the ends of the ring always housed and prevent any edges from abrading the 40 umbrella which may be passed through the ring.

The ring which I have illustrated is usually of solid light construction such as aluminum or aluminum alloy and is of some non-corrosive material either by reason of the inherent char- 45 acteristic of the metal or by reason of some plating such as nickel or chromium which may be applied thereto. This latter arrangement, however, Would be more expensive and where economy was an important part of the installation, would 50 not be used.

The foregoing description is directed solely toward the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which 55 2. In an arrangement for holding an umbrella, a U-shape sheet metal bracket, a ring having its ends extending into the U-shape portion of the bracket to pivotally mount it therein, said bracket having a portion of the stock thereof deiiected inwardly to provide a projection to extend between the ends of said ring to limit sliding of the ring relative to the bracket.

WILLIAM A. H. WELLS.

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